GamePsych

Subscribers 19K

Videos 64

Views 2.6M

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GamePsych covers the intersection of gaming and psychology, delivering content that explores psychology in gaming, gaming behavior, and video game analysis through video essays and in-depth discussions. The channel uses keywords like psychology in use, psychology in gaming, and cognitive science gaming, with recent videos including deep-dives into game addiction, AI in gaming, and psychology-driven game design. Uploads appear to be regular, with an average of about 151.6K views per video across 64 published works, totaling 2.6M views since joining in December 2021.

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Videos 230

Views 213.1M

Appearances 17

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Both target the psychology of player engagement and motivation in games, with Game Maker's Toolkit scoring high on searches like video game psychology and player motivation gaming (100% and 0? actually 100% search, 77% content) and GamePsych aligning on design psychology; they share an audience interested in how design drives behavior, though GMT's content is more design-analysis while GamePsych focuses on psychology specifics.

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Appearances 10

SERP 89%

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Both address video game psychology and the research behind gaming behavior; My GameDev Pal ranks highly for queries like video game psychology and psychology of gaming (search 89%, content 75%), matching GamePsych’s focus on research-backed psychology of gaming, though their content mix may lean more toward practical dev topics.

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SERP 81%

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They cover gaming psychology research and the psychology of gaming with content aligned to studies of video game behavior (search 81%, content 71%), making them similar in topic scope to GamePsych despite potential differences in presentation style.

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74% relevance

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Videos 2.6K

Views 759.0M

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SERP 83%

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Both discuss video game psychology and gaming addiction psychology, with HealthyGamerGG showing strong search overlap for psychology topics (83%) and content that closely matches GamePsych’s focus on psychology of gaming and addiction, indicating a highly comparable audience.

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74% relevance

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SERP 84%

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TEDx Talks also explore game addiction psychology and cognitive science aspects of gaming (search 84%, content 67%), aligning with GamePsych on psychological dimensions of gaming, though TEDx sources are broader and more lecture-style rather than channel-focused analyses.

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71% relevance

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Videos 109

Views 57.9M

Appearances 12

SERP 58%

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They discuss video game psychology and the psychology of gaming with a strong evidence-based angle (content 79%), matching GamePsych’s interest in psychology studies of gaming and appealing to a similar audience despite a different creator style.

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Discovered competitors include Game Maker's Toolkit (86% match) and HealthyGamerGG (74% match) as top rivals. Both align with GamePsych on overlapping queries such as video game psychology, gaming psychology research, and game addiction psychology, while My GameDev Pal (80% match) also shares psychology of gaming and related topics. Game Maker's Toolkit has 1.7M subscribers and HealthyGamerGG has 3.2M, both larger than GamePsych's 19K subscribers, highlighting a size gap but strong overlap in content themes. TEDx Talks (74% match) also competes on cognitive science gaming and gambling in games psychology, though it is significantly larger with 44.2M subscribers. Overall, the competitors share themes around psychology as applied to gaming, player motivation, and design psychology.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to GamePsych?

GamePsych's biggest YouTube competitors are Game Maker's Toolkit (86% match, 1.7M subscribers), My GameDev Pal (80% match, 26.5K subscribers), and Dom's Gaming Channel (75% match, 29.4K subscribers). They share a focus on gaming analysis and game development topics, with channels that discuss game design, mechanics, and psychology in games.

What type of content does GamePsych make?

GamePsych creates analytical content on psychology in gaming and video games, with titles like Why Millions Can’t Stop Playing Clash Royale and Why GTA 6 Needs A Niko Bellic. The channel posts videos that examine gaming behavior and psychology in use, with an average of about 152K views per video and a variable upload frequency described as ~? uploads/week.

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